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Logo Redesign

We’re considering a redesign of our logo! Here are our considerations:

  1. The logo should convey themes related to Indianapolis / Indiana, tabletop games, and design.
  2. The logo must work well at the size of a computer icon (~50px square), or have a distinctive element that can be used at that size.
  3. The logo should have an option to include or be accompanied by the text “Indy TTGC” or “Indy TableTop Game Creators”. However, the ideal logo would be recognizable without such text.
  4. The logo should work equally well on a black or a white background.
  5. The colors of the logo support a rebranding of this web site to use a brighter color palette than the current royal blue and cranberry.
  6. The ideal logo could be rendered in black against white.

Below are a number of ideas for consideration. Several of these are just sketches, for purposes of ideation. We expect the final logo will contain elements from more than one of these ideas.

1. Indiana (Combines the state outline with the Indy city flag, adding some game and design elements)
2. Fade (A logo showing a transition from design to final rendering)
3. Table (Depicts game and design elements atop a block made from the word INDY)
4. Monument (A morphing of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument with a game pawn)
5. Victory (The Victory statue at the top of the S&S Monument as a meeple)
6. Grid (A variation on the Indy city flag, combined with game and design elements)
7. City (The Indy skyline with pawns and meeples, and a hand of cards showing the Indy city flag on the back)

In the comments, or in this Google Form, please share what you like &/ dislike about each of these ideas, as well as any suggestions to combine &/ improve them. Thank you!

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Jan 18 Playtest Log

Kristen Mott's _Secret Agent Game_

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve North! We had 20 attendees and we playtested at least 13 games!

  • Scott’s Promethean Harvest
  • Ethan’s Food Chain
  • Jake’s Snowball Fight
  • Carl K’s Telepathic: Semi-coop Mode
  • Kristen’s Secret Agent Game
  • Nick’s Bundle Up
  • Matt & Carl S’s Tavern of Thieves
  • Carl K’s That’s My Poison
  • Isaac’s Grassroots
  • Richard’s Outer Space Game
  • Derek’s Mecha Jaeger: Trick Taker

Our next playtest session is Saturday, January 25 (today!) at The Game Preserve North at noon.

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January Playtesting (2 Dates!)

Rob Strassburg's _Profitable Paintings_ from January 2020

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, January 18th, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
AND ALSO: Saturday, January 25th, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.

Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!

Please add a comment below telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Save the dates

  • Protospiel Kansas City on April 04-06 – Carl is looking for carpool partners!
  • Game Design Workshop at Indy Design Week on Saturday, April 26 – Contact Carl to demo &/ playtest your game!
  • Protospiel Indy 2025 on May 16-18 – Registration coming soon!

Other upcoming events

Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

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December Playtest Log

Carl Klutzke's _That's My Poison_

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve North! We had 7 attendees and we playtested at least 5 games:

  • Richard Baltzell’s Harvest Farm
  • Carl Klutzke’s Telepathic and That’s My Poison
  • Croix Gyurek’s project funding game
  • Kailas McQueen’s Crystal Caverns

Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 18 at The Game Preserve North.

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December Playtesting

Isaac Irvin's _Grassroots_ from November 2024

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, December 21st, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.

Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!

Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Save the date

Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18

Other upcoming events

Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

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November Playtesting

Three men sit around a table in a library. They are playing a prototype of a card game.
Jake Kamps's resource distribution game from November 2022

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, November 16th, 10am to 2pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) – Fishers, 5 Municipal Dr
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be with Who’s Yer Gamers at Librarycon!, pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.

Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!

Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Save the date

Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18

Other upcoming events

Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

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October Playtest Log

Scott Ryland's _Promethean Harvest_

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had 8 attendees and we playtested at least 7 games:

  • Carl Klutzke’s That’s My Poison and Telepathic
  • Scott Ryland’s Promethian Harvest
  • Croix Gyurek’s blob game
  • Hanna Seyerle’s Great Garden Grow-Off
  • Richard Baltzell’s RB’s Harvest Farm
  • Christian Achgill’s DIE Bots

Our next playtest session is scheduled for Saturday, November 16 from 10am to 2pm at the Hamilton East Public Library – Fishers, as part of LibraryCon!

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October Playtesting

Rian Logan's _Die Monster Die_ from October 2023

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, October 19th, noon to about 5pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.

Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Other upcoming events

Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

  • Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01
  • LibraryCon – We’ll be demoing our games at Hamilton East Public Library, in Fishers, on November 16

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

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September Playtesting

Croix Gyurek's _Intrusion Confusion_ from September 2023

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, August 21st, noon to about 5pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660

Where: Family Time Games at 8796 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.

Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Other upcoming events

Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

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August Playtest Log

Carl Klutzke's _That's My Poison_

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had thirteen attendees and we playtested at least five games:

  • Ian Winningham’s average game
  • Richard Baltzell’s unnamed train game
  • Jack Rosetree’s Second Best
  • Carl Klutzke’s That’s My Poison
  • Mike Ptak’s Captains
  • Scott Ryland’s Promethean Harvest
  • Adam Phipps’s Alchemist’s Gambit
  • Daniel Dorsett’s Don’t Lose Your Booty
  • Kristen Mott’s Pollenators

Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 21, noon-4pm ET.

We’ve learned that The Game Preserve will not be available to us that day because of a Magic prerelease event. If you have a suggestion for another venue, please leave a comment below!